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City of Westminster 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| 622 | |
| (ii) Number of families dwelling therein | 622 |
| (iii) Number of persons dwelling therein | 3,249 |
| (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year | 98 |
| (c)—(i) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year | 403 |
| (ii) Number of persons concerned in such cases | 1,848 |
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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
The inspection of food and of premises where foodstuffs are stored
or sold receives constant attention. One thousand eight hundred and
fifteen samples of various foods and drugs were purchased for analysis,
while 3,052 visits were paid to premises where food is sold, stored, or otherwise
handled, for the purpose of observing the condition of food and
premises, cleanliness, and methods of handling. Notices numbering 108
were served in respect of various defects, mainly lack of proper
cleanliness.
Certification of food for export.—Twelve certificates were issued in
respect of the export of food products to Canada and Italy.
Ice Cream, Preserved Meat, etc., Premises.
Under Section 187 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, it is
necessary for premises used for the manufacture, storage or sale of ice
cream, and those used for the manufacture of pressed, pickled, potted or
preserved meat, fish and other foods to be registered with the local
authority.
Ice Cream premises.
At the 31st December, 1937, there were 132 premises on the register
for the sale or storage of ice cream, of which 29 were also registered for
the manufacture of this commodity. Twenty-six premises were added to
the register, and one hundred and eighty-one inspections were made
during the year.